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Middle Managers
Are Unsung Heroes
On Corporate Stage

Middle managers have gotten a bum rap in recent years. They've been dismissed as the boring foot soldiers of business and taken for granted, while chief executives have gained fame and fortune.

These days, many middle managers are handling more work with leaner staffs -- but they aren't necessarily getting paid more. CEOs in office at least two years received a median salary and bonus increase of 14.5% in 2004, while salary raises for middle managers on average were stuck below 4% and are about the same this year, according...